Lyndsy Fonseca

Lyndsy Fonseca is an American actress who became known to soap opera fans as young Colleen Carlton on The Young and the Restless. She has appeared on the shows How I Met Your Mother, Desperate Housewives and Big Love.

Fonseca's acting credits include stints on Boston Public, Malcolm in the Middle, NYPD Blue, Heroes and Close to Home.

Before becoming an actress, Fonseca took dance lessons and was a model for the Barbizon School of Modeling. With the support of her mother she tried out for the acting competitions at IMTA. Shortly after the competition, she signed a contract to appear as Colleen Carlton on The Young and the Restless.

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• January 7, 1987: Born

• 2003: Boston Public

• 2003-2005: The Young and the Restless

• 2005: I Do, They Don't

• 2005-2007: How I Met Your Mother

• 2006: Waterfront

• 2006: Scarlett

• 2006-2007: Big Love

• 2007: The Beautiful Ordinary

• 2007: Desperate Housewives